Hero Happenings!

You will be receiving immunization letters this week in the mail if we show your child is missing a state required immunization. If you feel this is in error or you have documentation of an exemption or missing vaccine, please contact our school nurse (lboseman@sdale.org) so she can get this updated for your child in our system. Our school phone number is 750-8725.

Have you ever asked your student how his/her day was and you get one word answers? Use these questions to ask specific questions about the week and get him/her talking!

• SS7 - Contrast and compare the treatment of women in the USA with parts of the Middle East.
• Science 6 - What kind of weather do we have on a low pressure day? How is it different than a high pressure day?
• Acc. Math 7 - How can you use angle relationships to determine unknown measurements?
• Science 7 - How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration connected?
• ELA 6 - Describe the text structure flow chart that was used during library this week to help determine the type of text structure of a passage. Can you give clue words for any of the text structures?

• ELA 7 - How do you analyze a poem or song lyrics?

• Math 6 - What are some characteristics of good data displays?

• Math 7 - Explain what a "profit" is.

• Band - How many scales do you know how to play? Can you play them memorized? Show me.

As always, students nominate staff for this award. Ms. Jones is a forty-year veteran teacher. She is serving as a long-term substitute for a teacher on maternity leave. Thank you for your hard work and dedication to Hellstern Ms. Jones!!

Hellstern Middle, Central Junior High, and Har-Ber High Schools work very closely together to ensure smooth transitions to each school. We are committed to making the process as easy as possible for your students and you! It's hard to believe, but it is already time to start talking about transitions.

For our future 8th graders, here is a list of what will be happening this month and next:

• January 23rd - 27th: Future 8th grade students/parents will access "Future 8th Grade Transition" slide show (linked here)

• January 23rd: Central will visit Hellstern students @ Hellstern to highlight the Central experience and provide registration forms with course offerings
• January 31st: CJHS Open House from 5-6:30; Open House: Tables will be set out for parents/students to visit to get information on classes including electives. This will include tables for Fine Arts, Athletics, electives.
• February 6th - 10th: Future CJH students will enter classes into Home Access Center (HAC) *2/6- Champions 2/7- Explorers 2/9- Patriots & 2/10- Make-up
• March 6th & 7th Hellstern Conferences : Final parent/student sign-off of 2023-24 schedule

Here is an outline of what will be happening at the Parent Night - some details are subject to change as we get closer to Feb. 7th.

Tuesday, February 7th: Co-Parenting Across Separations and Generations

Participants will learn skills for co-parenting after separation or within an extended support network: how to set boundaries, communicate, maintain relationships, and resolve conflicts. Register here.

There will be no January meeting. See you next month!

Every week we will be highlighting staff in our building. We have amazing people at Hellstern. We hope you enjoy learning about everyone that makes Hellstern a great school!

24 - BMI screening during PE (6th grade)

24 - Scoliosis screening during PE (6th grade girls)

***Parents - if you do not want your 6th grader screened, contact Nurse Laura (lboseman@sdale.org)

This is not a comprehensive list of all of the events for 2nd semester, but it will help with some of the bigger ones. During testing, please avoid checking your student out.

Feb. 20- No School

Feb. 23 - Author visit - Dan Gemeinhart

March 6 & 7 - Parent-Teacher Conferences, you will sign off on classes for next year

March 13-16 - English Language Proficiency Exam

March 16 - 7th grade fishing derby (Science field trip)

March 20-24 - Spring Break

April 24-28 - ACT Aspire Week!!

May 1-5 - 6th grade UA trip (Science field trip); one team per day

May 8 - Band Concert

May 9 - Choir Concert

Note: These are START times of the first game, there may be multiple games in one night.

JANUARY - BOYS Basketball

23 - Home vs. Washington (5:30)

26 - @ Darby (5:30)

30 - Home vs. Fulbright (5:30)

JANUARY - GIRLS Basketball

23 - @ Washington (5:30)

26 - Home vs. Darby (5:30)

30 - @ Fulbright (5:30)

FEBRUARY - BOYS Basketball

2 - @ Lingle (5:30)

6 - Home vs. Ramsey (4:30)

9 - @ SWJH (4:30)

FEBRUARY - GIRLS Basketball

2 - Home vs. Lingle (5:30)

6 - @ Ramsey (5:30)

9 - vs. HTMS @ HBHS (4:30)

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Website: http://hellstern.sdale.org/
Location: 7771 Har-Ber Avenue, Springdale, AR, USA
Phone: 479-750-8725
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